UNIVERSITY OF
RICHMOND, Va. - The University of Richmond Spiders baseball team will play
host to the George Washington Colonials this weekend at Pitt Field. The three-game, Atlantic 10 series gets
underway on Friday with first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m.

Fans can purchase live, SpiderTV video broadcasts off all
three games at RichmondSpiders.com. Fans
can also follow along with all three games with live stats at
RichmondSpiders.com.

Scouting the SpidersThe Richmond Spiders come in to this weekend's series with
George Washington with an overall record of 16-14 and an Atlantic 10 conference
record of 3-3. Last weekend, the Spiders
dropped two of three to Xavier at Pitt Field.

Sophomore Mike Small leads Richmond with a batting average
of .365, while senior Phil Ruzbarsky is hitting .356 with seven doubles and
eight home runs. Classmate Chris Cowell
leads the A-10 with 12 home runs, while junior Jacob Mayers leads the
conference with 35 RBIs. As a team, the
Spiders are hitting .291 on the season with 42 homers and 185 RBIs.

On the mound, Mayers has been terrific for Richmond. Mayers has posted a record of 5-2 on the year
and has struck out 53 batters in 54.1 innings pitched. Senior closer Alex Maffett leads the Spiders
with an ERA of 3.60 while tallying two saves.

Scouting the
ColonialsThe George Washington Colonials come to Richmond this
weekend with an overall record of 12-20 and an A-10 conference mark of
2-4. The Colonials have lost two of
three to both La Salle and Rhode Island in A-10 play this season.

Offensively seniors Brett Bowers and Stephen Oswald have led
the Colonials. Bowers leads GW with a
.317 batting average, while Oswald has hit a team-best two home runs and driven
in 21 RBIs. As a team, George Washington
is hitting .261 on the year with six homers and 118 runs driven in.

The pitching has been solid for the Colonials this year, as
GW has posted a team ERA of 5.26, allowing opposing batters to hit just
.279. Junior Kenny O'Brien leads George
Washington with a 3-3 record, as well as four saves. Sophomore Aaron Weisberg has also been solid,
posting a team-best ERA of 1.54.

The SeriesIn the series history between the Colonials and the Spiders
dating back to the 2006 season, George Washington holds a 9-6 record over Richmond. GW has won the past two series between the
two teams, including two wins at Pitt Field in 2010.